Sunday · July 23, 2023 · Crossword

Daily Themed Crossword July 23, 2023 Answers

All 66 Clues Solved

Every clue and answer from the July 23, 2023 grid, in puzzle order.

66Clues
10Longest
3Shortest
3Abbreviations
Answers

July 23, 2023 — All 66 Clues

Listed in the order they appear in the grid. Tap COPY to take an answer with you.

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#1 Go back as the tide Show answer 3
#2 ___-de-sac (dead end) Show answer 3
#3 Suffix with Cray to give a colored pencils brand Show answer 3
#4 Yucky stuff Show answer 3
#5 It was handed to me ___ silver platter: 2 wds. Show answer 3
#6 Bean ___ (comfy seat) Show answer 3
#7 Stare with shock (anagram of page) Show answer 4
#8 Not bright like an old light bulb Show answer 3
#9 ___ been meaning to ask you... Show answer 3
#10 Misleading name of a dish that's actually savory and meaty Show answer 10
#11 ___ mix (snack mix for a hike perhaps) Show answer 5
#12 Nationality-related suffix with Japan or Sudan Show answer 3
#13 Anti-narcotics organization in Breaking Bad: Abbr. Show answer 3
#14 Three of a ___ (poker hand) Show answer 4
#15 Arthur ___ three-time Grand Slam winner Show answer 4
#16 ___ muffin misleading name of a U.K. dish that's similar to a crumpet not a muffin Show answer 7
#17 Run as colors in the washing machine Show answer 5
#18 Innovative thought say Show answer 4
#19 ___ roll (toilet paper in Britain) Show answer 3
#20 Milky ___ (space-themed chocolate bar) Show answer 3
#21 Resort with a hot spring maybe Show answer 3
#22 Make ___ (right one's wrongs) Show answer 6
#23 ___ cream pie misleading name of a dessert that's actually a cake not a pie Show answer 6
#24 Schedule is still undecided letters Show answer 3
#25 Limb used to lift weights Show answer 3
#26 Brian ___ There Were Bells musician Show answer 3
#27 What a phoenix rises from Show answer 5
#28 French word that indicates a name change Show answer 3
#29 Browning who directed 1931's Dracula Show answer 3
#30 Twelve-month periods Show answer 5
#31 Deer-est mother? Show answer 3
#32 New South Wales' capital for short Show answer 3
#33 ___ Gilroy Nightcrawler director Show answer 3
#34 ___ cream misleading name of a drink that contains neither of the ingredients in its name Show answer 3
#35 Squeezing snake from South America Show answer 3
#36 Groove to the beat (rhymes with hop) Show answer 3
#37 Morse ___ (communication system) Show answer 4
#38 ___ Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Show answer 6
#39 The Silence of the ___ film featuring Hannibal Lecter Show answer 5
#40 Off-Broadway theater award Show answer 4
#41 Hot stuff from a volcano Show answer 4
#42 You haven't ___ a day since I met you! (words at a reunion maybe) Show answer 4
#43 ___ mujer (That woman in Spanish) Show answer 3
#44 Prefix with pedia or Leaks Show answer 4
#45 Yale University graduates (anagram of isle) Show answer 4
#46 The ___ Housewives of Orange County Show answer 4
#47 Care for as a bonsai tree (rhymes with mend) Show answer 4
#48 Road ___ (car driver's anger) Show answer 4
#49 Agnus ___ (prayer phrase) Show answer 3
#50 Organization with pucks and Zambonis: Abbr. Show answer 3
#51 Like a stitched hem say Show answer 4
#52 ___ cheese misleading name of a dish that's actually a non-dairy meat jelly Show answer 4
#53 ___ Grand Ice Cream Show answer 4
#54 ___ call (final opportunity to order drinks) Show answer 4
#55 ___ duck misleading name of a dish that's actually made of fish not duck Show answer 6
#56 Vegan milk source hidden in goat Show answer 3
#57 Keats and Yeats for two Show answer 5
#58 Irritate to no end say Show answer 5
#59 Be ill at ___ (worried) Show answer 4
#60 Pearl Jam The Cranberries or Smashing Pumpkins e.g. Show answer 4
#61 Cookie with a creme-filled center Show answer 4
#62 Captain Hook's helper Show answer 4
#63 Not even like this clue's number Show answer 3
#64 I guess you ___ to be there! Show answer 3
#65 Notable chunk of history Show answer 3
#66 Nine-digit ID: Abbr. Show answer 3
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About this puzzle

How the July 23, 2023 Grid Breaks Down

This is the Daily Themed Crossword main puzzle for July 23, 2023, a Sunday. It contains 66 clues, which is exactly the usual size for a daily grid. The longest answer is SWEETBREAD at 10 letters; the shortest is 3.

Watch the clue wording on this one: 3 clues are flagged "Abbr.", meaning the answer is shortened rather than spelled out, and 1 clue carries a "wds." flag, so the answer runs several words together with no spaces. Those markers are reliable in this game and are the quickest way to fix a letter count before you commit to an entry.

Neighbouring dates are linked above, and the 2023 archive holds every daily puzzle from that year. There is also a mini crossword for July 23, 2023 with 10 clues. Away from the calendar, the game's 202 themed packs hold another 58,679 clues.

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FAQ

July 23, 2023 — Questions

What are the Daily Themed Crossword answers for July 23, 2023?
The July 23, 2023 grid has 66 clues. Every clue and its answer is listed in the table above, in the order they appear in the puzzle.
How many clues are in this puzzle?
There are 66 clues. The longest answer is SWEETBREAD at 10 letters and the shortest runs to 3. 3 clues are flagged as abbreviations.
Is there a mini puzzle for this date?
Yes — the mini crossword for July 23, 2023 has 10 clues and is archived separately.
Where can I find other dates?
The daily archive holds 3,216 dates in total, including July 22, 2023 and July 24, 2023.
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Pro tips

3 Tips for the July 23, 2023 Crossword

01

The theme is a clue in itself

Daily Themed Crossword builds each board around one idea, and the themed entries are usually the longest answers on the grid. This board carries 66 clues with answers from 3 to 10 letters — work out what the long ones have in common and the rest of the grid opens up around them.

02

Short fills are where the crossings come from

Three- and four-letter answers are the cheapest squares on the board and they feed letters into every long entry they touch. When a themed answer will not come, fill the short ones around it first rather than staring at the clue.

03

There is a mini board for this date too

Daily Themed Crossword runs two boards a day. The mini crossword for July 23, 2023 is on its own page, and the two share a theme more often than not — solving one gives you a head start on the other.

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How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify this board

The 66 clue-and-answer pairs here were captured from the July 23, 2023 crossword on the day it ran, with the clue wording stored exactly as the game showed it and every answer length-checked against its slot. Dated boards are never rewritten after publication.

Reviewed by Nadia Okonkwo, Crossword and Clue Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.

Last checked — Sep 9, 2026
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Daily Themed Crossword by the numbers

66clues on this board
10longest answer
6,030boards archived
240,941clues indexed
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How to play

How to Solve a Daily Themed Crossword

How the daily and mini grids are built, and the order that solves them.

STEP 01

Read the theme before the clues

Daily Themed Crossword builds every puzzle around one idea, and the long entries almost always belong to it. Knowing the theme turns those from cold clues into a guessing game with a very short list.

STEP 02

Fill the short crossings first

Three and four letter answers use the most predictable vocabulary in the whole grid. Each one you place hands letters to the long clues for free, which is a better use of the first minute than staring at the hardest entry.

STEP 03

Abbreviations are signposted

A clue ending in "Abbr." or containing its own abbreviation is telling you the answer is short and clipped. The same goes for "Hyph." and "2 wds." — the clue format is half the answer.

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